单词 | equity of a statute |
释义 | > as lemmasequity of a statute 3. The recourse to general principles of justice (the naturalis æquitas of Roman jurists) to correct or supplement the provisions of the law. equity of a statute: the construction of a statute according to its reason and spirit, so as to make it apply to cases for which it does not expressly provide. ΘΚΠ society > law > jurisprudence > [noun] > theories or doctrines of the law rule of law?c1500 epiky1508 equity1528 renvoi1675 legal positivism1870 positivism1927 realism1930 legalitarianism1962 critical race theory1989 1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. iiv They be taken by the equite of ye statute. 1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. iv. §270. 120 Such Assetts are not taken by the equitie of the Statute of Gloucester. 1858 Ld. St. Leonards Handy Bk. Prop. Law ii. 3 Chancellors..moderated the rigour of the law according..to equity. < as lemmas |
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